How Many People Are Named Maleia?
An estimated 1,105 people in the United States have the first name Maleia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Maleia peaked in popularity in 2023 with 92 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maleia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maleia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Maleia is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,105
About 1 in 310,185 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2023
92 births
Total Registered
1,127
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maleia
Maleia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,127 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maleia as a female name
Ranked #3,542 in 2024
44 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (92 births)
Maleia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maleia span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 368 babies were registered. Maleia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Maleia by Decade
How has Maleia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maleia by State
Birth registrations for Maleia span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Maryland, Ohio, Alabama. On average, about 31 Maleias were registered per state.
Maleia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maleia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maleia
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maleia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maleia?
We estimate approximately 1,105 people named Maleia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 310,185 Americans share this first name.
Is Maleia a common name?
Maleia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,127 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maleia most popular?
Maleia reached peak popularity in 2023, when 92 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maleia is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maleia a female name?
Maleia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maleia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maleia Smith, Maleia Johnson, Maleia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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